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11/09/2013

BBC One - 8 Minutes Idle

A call centre idler ends up living in the call centre where he works.

Offbeat comedy. Thrown out of home and with barely any money, a young call centre worker resorts to sleeping at the same humdrum office he spends his days.

A call centre idler ends up living in the call centre where he works in this quirky adaptation of Matt Thorne's award-winning novel. 

When he is kicked out of the family home, slacker Dan has no choice but to doss down with his cat at the Bristol office where he works. The future doesn't look bright, but lovely colleague Teri offers a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

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